Covid led to backlog in Scotland response driver training

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Covid led to backlog in Scotland response driver training

The 1919 magazine has reported that there are 616 Scottish officers on the "priority one" list for the Standard Response Driver Training.

Date - 2nd November 2022
By - Cachella Smith

A delay in response driver training during Covid has led to concerns that shifts may end up short of emergency response drivers. There are 616 Police Scotland officers currently on the “priority one” list for the Standard Response...

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